Trousers

ABSTRACT

A pair of trousers comprises two leg portions meeting at a crotch with said portions terminating above said crotch in overlapping triangular shaped panels. The outside panel has an aperture near the waistband and adjacent the free end of the inside panel which has a belt secured thereto. The belt passes through the aperture and around the waist of the wearer and is secured to the free end of the outside panel.

United States Patent [191 Kalil Apr. 30, 1974 TROUSERS Prima Examiner-H.Ham ton Hunter I t M h lKahl, 307E. 76thSt.,N P [76] men or g f i 10021ew Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Sandoe, Hopgood &

Cal' afd 22 Filed: Feb. 16, 1973 e A pair of trousers comprises two legportions meeting [52] US. Cl. 2/227 at a crotch with Said portionsterminating above Said lift. crotch'in pp g triangular shaped panels.The [58] Field of Search- 2/227, 237, 221, 76, 228, outside panel has anaperture near the waistband and 2/235 adjacent the free end of theinside panel which has a belt secured thereto. The belt passes throughthe aper- [56] References C'ted ture and around-the waist of the wearerand is secured UNITED STATES PATENTS to the free end of the outsidepanel. 283,992 8/1883 Fishman 2/237 191,505 5/1877 Zoellnert 2/237 1Claim 3 Drawmg Flgul'es TROUSERS This invention relates to trousers.

It is an object of the invention to provide a pair of trousers whicheliminates the usual fly and the conventional closures therefor such asbuttons or slide fasteners, and which increases the freedom of movementof I the wearer.

A preferred embodiment of the invention selected for purposes ofillustration is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation showing the trousers in the normal positionof use, with the belt clasped.

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the trousers with the waistbandpartially opened, with the belt unclasped.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation with the trousers in the position of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the trousers comprise two tubular legs 1, 2which meet and are secured together at a crotch 3. The upper portion ofthe front of said legs terminate above said crotch in substantiallytriangular overlapping panels 4 and 5, each having a substantiallyhorizontal marginal upper edge portion 6, 7, respectively, whichconstitute overlapping parts of a waistband. Each of said overlappingpanels 4, 5 has a side edge 8, 9, respectively, which extends diagonallydownwardly from the free end of the waistband to meet at said crotch.

The outside triangular panel 4 which overlaps the inside panel 5 isprovided with an aperture 10, such as the vertical slit shown in FIGS. 1and 2 which is located near the upper edge of the marginal portion 6,and above and adjacent to the free end of the waistband of the panel 5.A belt 11 is secured to the said free end of the waistband of the panel5.

In the use of the trousers, the belt 11 is passed through the aperture10 and extends around the waist of the wearer with the end of the beltsecured to the free end of the waistband of the panel 4 in any suitablemanner. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a simple clasp isprovided comprising a loop 12 secured to the end of the belt, and a hook13 secured to the panel 4.

What is claimed is:

1. A pair of trousers comprising two tubular legs meeting at a crotch,the upper portions of the front of each of said legs terminating abovesaid crotch in substantially triangular overlapping panels, each havinga substantially horizontal marginal edge portion constitutingoverlapping parts of a waist band, each of said panels having a sideedge extending diagonally downwardly from the free end of the triangularpanel to meet at said crotch, the outside one of said triangularoverlapping panels having an aperture therein at said free end of thetriangular panel near the said marginal upper edge portion thereof andabove and adjacent to the free end of the triangular panel of the insideone of said overlapping panels, a belt secured to the free end of saidlast named triangular panel and extending through said aperture andaround the waist of the wearer, and means to fasten said belt to thefree end of said outside panel comprising a two-part clasp, one part ofwhich is secured to the end of said belt, and the other part of which issecured to the said free end of said outside triangular panel.

1. A pair of trousers comprising two tubular legs meeting at a crotch,the upper portions of the front of each of said legs terminating abovesaid crotch in substantially triangular overlapping panels, each havinga substantially horizontal marginal edge portion constitutingoverlapping parts of a waist band, each of said panels having a sideedge extending diagonally downwardly from the free end of the triangularpanel to meet at said crotch, the outside one of said triangularoverlapping panels having an aperture therein at said free end of thetriangular panel near the said marginal upper edge portion thereof andabove and adjacent to the free end of the triangular panel of the insideone of said overlapping panels, a belt secured to the free end of saidlast named triangular panel and extending through said aperture andaround the waist of the wearer, and means to fasten said belt to thefree end of said outside panel comprising a two-part clasp, one part ofwhich is secured to the end of said belt, and the other part of which issecured to the said free end of said outside triangular panel.